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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Hitzlspergher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximilian Percello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximilian Percello is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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204 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rufus Hitzlspergher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maximilian Percello!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Percello has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Percello.
Hitzlspergher thows a body shot but no joy.
Percello swinging wildly here.
Percello tries to clinch but Hitzlspergher moves out of range.
Percello looks to land a combination but Hitzlspergher avoids it well.
Percello slips a jab and a cross from Hitzlspergher.
Percello circles away from the clinch attempt.
Percello misses with a takedown attempt - Hitzlspergher sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rufus Hitzlspergher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximilian Percello.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitzlspergher slips under a jab from Percello.
Hitzlspergher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hitzlspergher leaves Percello with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Percello wants to clinch
and Hitzlspergher counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hitzlspergher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Percello blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Hitzlspergher.
Percello looks gassed!
Hitzlspergher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hitzlspergher takes a shot to the head.
Hitzlspergher crunches a lovely knee into Percello's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hitzlspergher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hitzlspergher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hitzlspergher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Percello changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hitzlspergher fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Percello avoids the head kick by Hitzlspergher.
Hitzlspergher is looking to clinch but Percello is avoiding it.
Hitzlspergher is looking to clinch.
Percello shoots and misses
and Hitzlspergher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hitzlspergher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hitzlspergher fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Percello checks it well.
Hitzlspergher moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hitzlspergher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Percello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlspergher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Percello stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maximilian Percello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitzlspergher tries to clinch but Percello is having none of it.
Hitzlspergher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Percello looks to throw the jab but Hitzlspergher is out of range.
Hitzlspergher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitzlspergher slips a straight right by Percello.
Hitzlspergher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Percello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Percello takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Percello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Hitzlspergher. No joy for Percello on that attempt.
Hitzlspergher closes the distance and pushes Percello back into the cage.
Hitzlspergher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Hitzlspergher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlspergher throws an elbow but it misses.
Hitzlspergher tries to land a knee to the head but Percello blocks with his arms.
Hitzlspergher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Percello tries to break free but Hitzlspergher pushes him back against the cage.
Hitzlspergher lands a nice shot to the body.
Percello takes a shot to the head.
Hitzlspergher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Percello has Hitzlspergher pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hitzlspergher manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hitzlspergher using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Hitzlspergher.
Hitzlspergher lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Still in the clinch, Hitzlspergher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hitzlspergher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Percello backwards.
Percello looking for a takedown.
Hitzlspergher lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Hitzlspergher.
Hitzlspergher working Percello over with knees to the body.
Hitzlspergher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Hitzlspergher on the inside.
Percello blocks an uppercut.
Hitzlspergher tries a knee to the head but Percello blocks it.
Hitzlspergher prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hitzlspergher lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlspergher misses with the head strike.
Percello turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Percello manages to end up in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hitzlspergher tries to improve position but can't.
Percello lands an elbow.
Hitzlspergher is looking to reverse the position.
Hitzlspergher struggling a bit here.
Percello looks up at the clock and then as Hitzlspergher takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Percello smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Percello tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
An elbow from Percello crashes against the mat.
Hitzlspergher manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hitzlspergher trying to mount his opponent but Percello defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hitzlspergher throws a low kick but it's checked well by Percello.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Percello misses with a takedown attempt
and Hitzlspergher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hitzlspergher pushes Percello up against the cage in a clinch.
Hitzlspergher scores with a knee to the head.
Hitzlspergher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Percello lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Percello is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hitzlspergher pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hitzlspergher lands a hook that snaps the head of Percello backwards.
Hitzlspergher misses with a body punch.
Percello blocks an uppercut.
Percello gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Percello connects with a nice short shot to Hitzlspergher's temple.
Percello is controlling the pace.
Hitzlspergher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlspergher is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Percello wants to pass to mount but Hitzlspergher is defending the position.
Percello seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hitzlspergher looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A left and a right from Percello both land. Nice combination.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Percello.
Hitzlspergher rushes Percello and presses him up against the cage.
Percello escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Percello finds it's way through Hitzlspergher's defenses.
Percello scores with the left hand. Hitzlspergher knows he should have avoided that one.
Percello misses with a takedown
and Hitzlspergher holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Percello is working for takedown but Hitzlspergher is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hitzlspergher gets through Percello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hitzlspergher misses with a knee strike.
Hitzlspergher lands a hook that snaps the head of Percello backwards.
Hitzlspergher lands a left hand.
Percello is working for takedown but Hitzlspergher is calmly controlling the position for now.
Percello takes an elbow to the temple.
Hitzlspergher wants a takedown but no success here.
Hitzlspergher prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hitzlspergher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlspergher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Percello is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hitzlspergher can't fight it off and eventually Percello manages to take the fight to the floor. Hitzlspergher looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Percello trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hitzlspergher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hitzlspergher looking for a sweep. Not yet Hitzlspergher, not yet.
Percello got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hitzlspergher has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Percello has managed to get both his arms back between Hitzlspergher's legs - danger averted.
Percello trying to control but Hitzlspergher is working from the bottom.
Percello must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Percello sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hitzlspergher's guard.
Hitzlspergher looking for submissions off his back.
Percello looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlspergher is looking to improve his position.
Hitzlspergher strikes from the bottom but Percello uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Percello working the head with strikes.
Percello gets to mount! Hitzlspergher was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Percello has control of Hitzlspergher's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hitzlspergher regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Percello controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Hitzlspergher dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Percello tries to clinch
and Hitzlspergher counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Percello.
Percello feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hitzlspergher looking to control.
Hitzlspergher looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Percello works over Hitzlspergher with some ground and pound from guard.
Percello lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hitzlspergher keeping moving, preventing Percello from controlling successfully.
Hitzlspergher is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Percello is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitzlspergher throwing shots but Percello is blocking nicely.
Percello looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Hitzlspergher.
Hitzlspergher working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hitzlspergher wants to take a breather but Percello is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Percello works his way to full guard. Good work.
Percello looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hitzlspergher has picked Percello up and slammed him! Percello can't keep hold of the triangle and Hitzlspergher manages to pass to side control!
Hitzlspergher tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hitzlspergher tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hitzlspergher has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Percello is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hitzlspergher has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Percello is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hitzlspergher tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Percello is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hitzlspergher is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Percello is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Percello defending against the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hitzlspergher needs to keep his hands up - Percello had a free shot at his head there.
Percello shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hitzlspergher tries to close the distance and clinch but Percello swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Percello shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hitzlspergher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hitzlspergher scores with a shot to the body.
Hitzlspergher throws out a leg kick but Percello moves out of range and Hitzlspergher only half commits.
Percello doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hitzlspergher counters with a nice double leg into side control. Percello won't be happy with that.
Rufus Hitzlspergher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximilian Percello.
Hitzlspergher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Percello keeps working.
Hitzlspergher is really struggling to control Percello but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Percello is looking for a sweep.
Percello gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hitzlspergher dominating with strikes here.
Hitzlspergher tries to control but Percello wriggling away.
Percello tries to improve his position but instead Hitzlspergher has taken his back!
Hitzlspergher lands a shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Percello staying busy and making it hard for Hitzlspergher to control.
Percello wants to get back to his feet.
Hitzlspergher keeps control of the position as Percello tries to break free.
Hitzlspergher is looking to control Percello but Percello is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Percello is trying to get back to his feet but Hitzlspergher has full control of the position and if anything, Percello has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hitzlspergher's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hitzlspergher is trying to stick to Percello's back but Percello is turning into Hitzlspergher. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hitzlspergher's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Percello.
Hitzlspergher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hitzlspergher lands a jab to Percello's midsection.
Percello takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hitzlspergher pushes Percello up against the cage in a clinch.
Percello tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hitzlspergher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hitzlspergher gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Percello.
Hitzlspergher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Percello blocks it with crossed arms.
Hitzlspergher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hitzlspergher stops a takedown attempt from Percello.
Hitzlspergher has Percello pressed against the cage, preventing Percello from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Percello pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hitzlspergher scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlspergher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Percello's calf.
Percello doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Hitzlspergher counter with a right hand.
Hitzlspergher lands with a nice body punch.
Hitzlspergher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Percello shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hitzlspergher defends it nicely.
Maximilian Percello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rufus Hitzlspergher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hitzlspergher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hitzlspergher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Percello.
Hitzlspergher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Percello manages to avoid it.
Percello misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rufus Hitzlspergher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hitzlspergher has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Rufus Hitzlspergher!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Rufus Hitzlspergher!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Rufus Hitzlspergher!
Rufus Hitzlspergher wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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